CSS Alabama
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CSS Alabama was a Confederate commerce raider warship during the American Civil War, notorious for disrupting Union merchant shipping across the globe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CSS Alabama canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5403947 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CSS Alabama Context triple: [Raphael Semmes, commanded, CSS Alabama]
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A.
Equality, Alabama
Equality, Alabama is a small unincorporated rural community located in Coosa County in the central part of the state.
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B.
S.D.Ala.
S.D.Ala. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, a federal trial court within the Eleventh Circuit.
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C.
Alabama 3
Alabama 3 is a British band known for its eclectic fusion of electronic, blues, country, and acid house, most famously recognized for performing the theme song to the TV series "The Sopranos."
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D.
Yea, Alabama
"Yea, Alabama" is the traditional fight song of the University of Alabama, closely associated with its athletic teams and school spirit.
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E.
Opp, Alabama
Opp, Alabama is a small city in Covington County known for its rural Southern character and proximity to other regional communities like Andalusia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CSS Alabama Target entity description: CSS Alabama was a Confederate commerce raider warship during the American Civil War, notorious for disrupting Union merchant shipping across the globe.
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A.
Equality, Alabama
Equality, Alabama is a small unincorporated rural community located in Coosa County in the central part of the state.
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B.
S.D.Ala.
S.D.Ala. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, a federal trial court within the Eleventh Circuit.
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C.
Alabama 3
Alabama 3 is a British band known for its eclectic fusion of electronic, blues, country, and acid house, most famously recognized for performing the theme song to the TV series "The Sopranos."
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D.
Yea, Alabama
"Yea, Alabama" is the traditional fight song of the University of Alabama, closely associated with its athletic teams and school spirit.
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E.
Opp, Alabama
Opp, Alabama is a small city in Covington County known for its rural Southern character and proximity to other regional communities like Andalusia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate States Navy ship
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commerce raider ⓘ steam sloop-of-war ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States Navy ⓘ |
| armament |
1 x 7-inch Blakely rifled gun
ⓘ
1 x 8-inch smoothbore pivot gun ⓘ 6 x 32-pounder broadside guns ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Cherbourg ⓘ |
| builder |
John Laird Sons & Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Laird Brothers
|
| builtAt |
Birkenhead, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Birkenhead
|
| captain | Raphael Semmes ⓘ |
| capturedOrDestroyed | over 60 Union merchant vessels ⓘ |
| commander | Raphael Semmes ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1862-08-24 ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 145 officers and men ⓘ |
| displacement | 1050 tons ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in battle ⓘ |
| flag | naval ensign of the Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| hullNumber | 290 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1861 ⓘ |
| launched | 1862-05-15 ⓘ |
| legalIssue | subject of postwar Alabama Claims arbitration between United States and United Kingdom ⓘ |
| length | 220 feet ⓘ |
| notableFor | commerce raiding against Union merchant shipping worldwide ⓘ |
| notableImpact | significant disruption of Union maritime commerce ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Confederate States Navy ⓘ |
| originalName | Enrica ⓘ |
| propulsion |
sail
ⓘ
steam engine ⓘ |
| renamed | CSS Alabama ⓘ |
| role | commerce raiding ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| status | shipwreck ⓘ |
| sunkAt | off Cherbourg, France ⓘ |
| sunkBy | USS Kearsarge ⓘ |
| sunkOn | 1864-06-19 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ North Atlantic ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ South Atlantic ⓘ |
| typeOfRig | barque-rigged ⓘ |
| wreckDiscovered | 1984 ⓘ |
| wreckLocation | English Channel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CSS Alabama Description of subject: CSS Alabama was a Confederate commerce raider warship during the American Civil War, notorious for disrupting Union merchant shipping across the globe.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.